CA991392A - Process for petroleum recovery utilizing miscible fluids - Google Patents

Process for petroleum recovery utilizing miscible fluids

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CA991392A
CA991392A CA174,586A CA174586A CA991392A CA 991392 A CA991392 A CA 991392A CA 174586 A CA174586 A CA 174586A CA 991392 A CA991392 A CA 991392A
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petroleum recovery
miscible fluids
recovery utilizing
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Malcolm R. Rankin
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Witco Corp
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Witco Chemical Corp
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/16—Enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons
    • E21B43/20—Displacing by water
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09K—MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
    • C09K8/58—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids
    • C09K8/584—Compositions for enhanced recovery methods for obtaining hydrocarbons, i.e. for improving the mobility of the oil, e.g. displacing fluids characterised by the use of specific surfactants

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Liquid Carbonaceous Fuels (AREA)
  • Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
CA174,586A 1972-07-27 1973-06-21 Process for petroleum recovery utilizing miscible fluids Expired CA991392A (en)

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Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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FR2499146A1 (en) * 1981-02-02 1982-08-06 Inst Francais Du Petrole ASSISTED OIL RECOVERY USING OXIDIZED OIL RAW PETROLEUM
WO2010030275A1 (en) * 2008-09-11 2010-03-18 M-I L.L.C. Nitrogen-free invert emulsion wellbore fluid
US9004167B2 (en) 2009-09-22 2015-04-14 M-I L.L.C. Methods of using invert emulsion fluids with high internal phase concentration

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US3195629A (en) * 1962-12-31 1965-07-20 Pan American Petroleum Corp Use of partially oxidized oil in a waterflooding process
US3254714A (en) * 1965-11-05 1966-06-07 Marathon Oil Co Use of microemulsions in miscible-type oil recovery procedure
US3373809A (en) * 1965-11-15 1968-03-19 Exxon Production Research Co Microemulsion oil recovery process
US3504744A (en) * 1968-07-15 1970-04-07 Marathon Oil Co Production of crude oil using micellar dispersions
US3697424A (en) * 1969-12-31 1972-10-10 Union Oil Co Soluble oil composition

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